List of lieutenant governors of California

Below is a list of lieutenant governors of the U.S. state of California, 1849 to present. In California, the Lieutenant Governor and the Governor do not run together on the same ticket. The Lieutenant Governor can therefore be affiliated with a different political party than that of the Governor. Per the 1879 California Constitution, the Lieutenant Governor is the President of the State Senate.

List of lieutenant governors

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Lieutenant governors of the State of California
No. Lieutenant Governor Term in office Party Election Governor[a]
1     John McDougal
(1818–1866)
December 20, 1849[b]

January 9, 1851
(succeeded to governor)
Democratic 1849   Peter Hardeman Burnett
(resigned January 9, 1851)
2   David C. Broderick
(1820–1859)
January 9, 1851

January 8, 1852
(did not run)
Democratic Succeeded from
president of
the Senate
John McDougal
3   Samuel Purdy
(1819–1882)
January 8, 1852

January 9, 1856
(lost election)
Democratic 1851 John Bigler
1853
4   Robert M. Anderson
(1824–1878)
January 9, 1856

January 8, 1858
(did not run)
American 1855 J. Neely Johnson
5   Joseph Walkup
(1819–1873)
January 8, 1858

January 9, 1860
(did not run)
Democratic 1857 John B. Weller
6   John G. Downey
(1827–1894)
January 9, 1860

January 20, 1860
(succeeded to governor)
Democratic 1859 Milton Latham
7   Isaac N. Quinn
(acting)
(1795–1865)
January 20, 1860

January 7, 1861
(presidency expired)
Democratic Succeeded from
president of
the Senate
John G. Downey
8   Pablo de la Guerra
(acting)
(1819–1874)
January 7, 1861

January 10, 1862
(did not run)
Democratic Succeeded from
president of
the Senate
9   John F. Chellis
(1792–1883)
January 10, 1862

December 10, 1863
(did not run)
Republican 1861 Leland Stanford
10   Tim N. Machin
(1822–1905)
December 10, 1863

December 5, 1867
(did not run)
Republican 1863 Frederick Low
11   William Holden
(1824–1884)
December 5, 1867

December 8, 1871
(did not run)
Democratic 1867 Henry Huntly Haight
12   Romualdo Pacheco
(1831–1899)
December 8, 1871

February 27, 1875
(succeeded to governor)
Republican 1871 Newton Booth
13   William Irwin
(acting)
(1827–1886)
February 27, 1875

December 9, 1875
(elected governor)
Democratic Succeeded from
president of
the Senate
Romualdo Pacheco[c]
14   James A. Johnson
(1829–1896)
December 9, 1875

January 8, 1880
(did not run)
Democratic 1875 William Irwin
15   John Mansfield
(1822–1896)
January 8, 1880

January 10, 1883
(did not run)
Republican 1879 George C. Perkins
16   John Daggett
(1833–1919)
January 10, 1883

January 8, 1887
(did not run)
Democratic 1882 George Stoneman
17   Robert Waterman
(1826–1891)
January 8, 1887

September 13, 1887
(succeeded to governor)
Republican 1886 Washington Bartlett[d]
(died September 12, 1887)
18   Stephen M. White
(acting)
(1853–1901)
September 13, 1887

January 8, 1891
(did not run)
Democratic Succeeded from
president of
the Senate
Robert Waterman[c]
19   John B. Reddick
(1845–1895)
January 8, 1891

January 11, 1895
(did not run)
Republican 1890 Henry Markham
20   Spencer G. Millard
(1856–1895)
January 11, 1895

October 24, 1895
(died in office)
Republican 1894 James Budd[d]
Vacant October 24, 1895

October 26, 1895
Office vacated
by death
21   William T. Jeter
(1850–1930)
October 26, 1895[2]

January 3, 1899
(did not run)
Democratic Appointed by
governor
22   Jacob H. Neff
(1830–1909)
January 3, 1899

January 6, 1903
(did not run)
Republican 1898 Henry T. Gage
23   Alden Anderson
(1867–1944)
January 6, 1903

January 8, 1907
(did not run)
Republican 1902 George Pardee
24   Warren R. Porter
(1861–1927)
January 8, 1907

January 3, 1911
(did not run)
Republican 1906 James Gillett
25   Albert Joseph Wallace
(1853–1939)
January 3, 1911

January 5, 1915
(did not run)
Republican 1910 Hiram Johnson[e]
(resigned March 15, 1917)
26   John Morton Eshleman
(1876–1916)
January 5, 1915

February 28, 1916
(died in office)
Progressive 1914
Vacant February 28, 1916

July 22, 1916
Office vacated
by death
27   William Stephens
(1859–1944)
July 22, 1916

March 15, 1917
(succeeded to governor)
Republican Appointed by
governor
Vacant March 15, 1917

January 6, 1919
Office vacated
by succession to governor
William Stephens
28   C. C. Young
(1869–1947)
January 7, 1919

January 4, 1927
(elected governor)
Republican 1918
1922 Friend Richardson
29   Buron Fitts
(1895–1973)
January 4, 1927

November 30, 1928
(resigned)[f]
Republican 1926 C. C. Young
Vacant November 30, 1928

December 4, 1928
Office vacated
by resignation
30   Herschel L. Carnahan
(1879–1941)
December 4, 1928

January 6, 1931
(did not run)
Republican Appointed by
governor
31   Frank Merriam
(1865–1955)
January 5, 1931

June 2, 1934
(succeeded to governor)
Republican 1930 James Rolph
(died June 2, 1934)
Vacant June 2, 1934

January 7, 1935
Office vacated
by succession to governor
Frank Merriam
32   George J. Hatfield
(1887–1953)
January 8, 1935

January 2, 1939
(did not run)[g]
Republican 1934
33   Ellis E. Patterson
(1897–1985)
January 2, 1939

January 4, 1943
(lost election)
Democratic 1938 Culbert Olson
34   Frederick F. Houser
(1904–1989)
January 4, 1943

January 6, 1947
(did not run)[h]
Republican 1942 Earl Warren
(resigned October 4, 1953)
35   Goodwin Knight
(1896–1970)
January 6, 1947

October 4, 1953
(succeeded to governor)
Republican 1946
1950
36   Harold J. Powers
(1900–1996)
October 5, 1953

January 5, 1959
(lost election)
Republican Succeeded from
president of
the Senate
Goodwin Knight
1954
37   Glenn M. Anderson
(1913–1994)
January 5, 1959

January 2, 1967
(lost election)
Democratic 1958 Pat Brown
1962
38   Robert Finch
(1925–1995)
January 2, 1967

January 8, 1969
(resigned)[i]
Republican 1966 Ronald Reagan
39   Edwin Reinecke
(1924–2016)
January 8, 1969

October 2, 1974
(resigned)[j]
Republican Appointed by
governor
1970
40   John L. Harmer
(1934–2019)
October 2, 1974

January 6, 1975
(lost election)
Republican Appointed by
governor
41   Mervyn Dymally
(1926–2012)
January 6, 1975

January 8, 1979
(lost election)
Democratic 1974 Jerry Brown[d]
42   Mike Curb
(b. 1944)
January 8, 1979

January 3, 1983
(did not run)[k]
Republican 1978
43   Leo T. McCarthy
(1930–2007)
January 3, 1983

January 3, 1995
(did not run)
Democratic 1982 George Deukmejian[c]
1986
1990 Pete Wilson[c]
44   Gray Davis
(b. 1942)
January 3, 1995

January 4, 1999
(elected governor)
Democratic 1994
45   Cruz Bustamante
(b. 1953)
January 4, 1999

January 7, 2007
(term-limited)
Democratic 1998 Gray Davis
(recalled November 17, 2003)
2002
Arnold Schwarzenegger[c]
46   John Garamendi
(b. 1945)
January 7, 2007

November 3, 2009
(resigned)[l]
Democratic 2006
47   Mona Pasquil
(acting)
(b. 1962)
November 3, 2009

April 27, 2010
(successor took office)
Democratic Appointed by
governor
[m]
48   Abel Maldonado
(b. 1967)
April 27, 2010

January 10, 2011
(lost election)
Republican Appointed by
governor
2010
[n]
Jerry Brown[d]
49   Gavin Newsom
(b. 1967)
January 10, 2011

January 7, 2019
(elected governor)
Democratic
2014
50   Eleni Kounalakis
(b. 1966)
January 7, 2019

Incumbent[o]
Democratic 2018 Gavin Newsom
2022

Notes

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  1. ^ Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted.
  2. ^ A civilian government was formed in late 1849 prior to official statehood, and operated as the state government for ten months before official statehood was granted.[1]
  3. ^ a b c d e Represented the Republican Party
  4. ^ a b c d Represented the Democratic Party
  5. ^ Represented the Progressive Party starting from the 1914 election
  6. ^ Fitts resigned to serve as a special prosecutor.
  7. ^ Hatfield instead ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for governor.
  8. ^ Houser instead ran unsuccessfully for the United States Senate.
  9. ^ Finch resigned to be United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare.
  10. ^ Reinecke was forced to resign when convicted and sentenced for perjury; it was later overturned on appeal.
  11. ^ Curb instead ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for governor.
  12. ^ Garamendi resigned, having been elected to the United States House of Representatives.
  13. ^ Pasquil was appointed acting lieutenant governor until the nominated replacement, Abel Maldonado, could be confirmed.
  14. ^ Newsom delayed his swearing in as lieutenant governor until January 10, 2011, to remain mayor of San Francisco; Maldonado stayed on as lieutenant governor until then.[3]
  15. ^ Kounalakis' second term began on January 2, 2023.

References

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General
  • "History of California Constitutional Officers" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
Constitutions
Specific
  1. ^ "Peter Hardeman Burnett". National Governors Association. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
  2. ^ "Governor Budd's Powers". Los Angeles Herald. AP. October 27, 1895. p. 1. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  3. ^ Upton Oot, John (January 7, 2011). "Newsom's Dual Role Raises Legal Quandary". The Bay Citizen. Archived from the original on April 19, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2015.